Parliamentary questions

Medical Aids and Appliances

Seán Canney

229. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the HSE will fund prosthetics when the repairs necessary to such prosthetics cannot be carried out by the companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17781/20]

Bus Services

Seán Canney

92. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a Bus Éireann bus stop at Kiltartan Cross, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/20]

Bus Services

Seán Canney

93. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to reinstate the bus stop at Kilreekil village, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/20]

Audiology Services

Seán Canney

209. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when audiology services will be provided in Tuam primary care centre, County Galway; when an audiologist will be appointed to provide this vital service for persons in Tuam and north County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17532/20]

Post Office Network

Seán Canney

85. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is committed to an annual public service obligation for the post office network; if he will include same in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16675/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Canney

288. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the Covid-19 support scheme for local authorities will be put in place in view of the fact that local authority funding has been decimated due to Covid-19 with the waiving of rates, the absence of planning fees and other charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16671/20]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

377. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills when stage 2b approval will be provided for the extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16673/20]

Health Services Provision

Seán Canney

636. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when the development of the community nursing unit in Tuam, County Galway will proceed to tender; when a contractor is expected to be appointed to carry out the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16669/20]

Cancer Services

Seán Canney

637. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the financing of regional cancer care groups on a statutory basis; if his attention has been drawn to the regional discrepancies in the funding of cancer care groups nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16674/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Seán Canney

335. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contractor that will be appointed for the construction of a new Intreo centre in the old library building in Tuam, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15406/20]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

Seán Canney

414. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the provision of funding for the construction of municipal wastewater treatment plants in Craughwell, Corofin and Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15394/20]

Local Authority Funding

Seán Canney

415. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the €1 million in additional Local Government Fund allocations will be provided to Galway County Council; if the Local Government Fund matrix will be adjusted to increase funding to local authorities whose funding is below the average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15403/20]

School Services Staff

Seán Canney

628. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval has been received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to enter into formal discussions within the Workplace Relations Commission on the equality pay issues relating to school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15404/20]

Beef Industry

Seán Canney

832. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the introduction of an independent pricing regulator for the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15407/20]

Medical Cards

Seán Canney

1151. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when legislation necessary to implement changes to the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age announced in budget 2020 will be brought forward in view of the fact the current situation means that couples with a combined weekly income of between €900 and €1,050 are losing out on their entitlement to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15421/20]

Trans European Transport Network Programme

Seán Canney

110. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the Ten-T maps for Ireland with a view to including more regional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14133/20]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Canney

440. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow children with severe physical disabilities to access the July provision programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/20]

Primary Care Centres

Seán Canney

744. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he envisages diagnostic equipment will be installed in the primary care centre in Tuam, County Galway, in view of the fact his predecessor allocated a sum of €770,000 for the installation of such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/20]

Construction Contracts

Seán Canney

201. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he will put in place to protect subcontractors who are owed moneys on public work contracts but cannot get paid in view of the unprecedented number of building contractors going out of business in the recent past. [36124/18]

Construction Contracts

Seán Canney

202. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public works contracts will be amended to provide better protection for subcontractors in terms of payments. [36125/18]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Seán Canney

273. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who will reach retirement age before the end of 2022, by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24631/18]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Seán Canney

274. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants who have retired in each year since 2007; the professional occupation of each at the time of retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24632/18]

Project Ireland 2040

Seán Canney

33. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the concept of the Atlantic economic corridor and its development is provided for in the Project Ireland 2040 plan which encompasses the national planning framework and the national development plan. [8501/18]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Seán Canney

57. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the preparation of the dormant accounts action plan for 2018; if the process has commenced on seeking applications for consideration for disbursement; and if his Department is reviewing the operation of the Dormant Accounts Fund to ensure the efficient and effective allocation of funding in line with the aims of the legislation. [8500/18]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Seán Canney

293. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent allowance both nationally and specifically for the Dublin area on 31 December in each of the years 2012 to 2017; the related reductions in expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7935/18]

Inland Fisheries Stocks

Seán Canney

545. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the objectives of the recently launched fish stock management plan for the Owenriff catchment; the way in which the objectives will be achieved; and the benefits for brown trout fishing on Lough Corrib. [7286/18]

Inland Fisheries Stocks

Seán Canney

546. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the efforts to manage pike in the western lakes, particularly Lough Corrib; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7287/18]

Action Plan for Rural Development

Seán Canney

67. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work undertaken on the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; his views on whether there are specific infrastructure projects which could form part of the corridor; and if his Department has sought the inclusion of the AEC in the national planning framework and the capital plan. [1289/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Canney

166. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills why an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) was refused; if the matter will be reconsidered, given the small nature of the school site and external play area, the need to retain the general purpose room for children's fitness levels, the need to retain the multi-purpose room for storage, as existing classrooms are significantly below the minimum acceptable size for new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14270/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Seán Canney

743. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the status of a primary care centre (details supplied); if a site has been purchased; if so, when it is anticipated that a primary care centre will be available to this area and the surrounding region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13519/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Seán Canney

107. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will end the pay inequality for teachers who qualified after 2011; when he will establish a public service pay commission; when the commission will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/16]

GLAS Payments

Seán Canney

312. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11976/16]

Educational Disadvantage

Seán Canney

156. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills why his Department declined an application by a school (details supplied) for a pathways to literacy course; if he is aware that this school has Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools band 1 status, and this is the second year running that its pupils have been denied this important intervention; if he will increase funding availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11385/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Seán Canney

532. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in respect of a 40% capital investment in a slatted shed under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; if he is aware that the application was made seven or eight months ago and the person has received no response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11381/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Seán Canney

204. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when compensation will be paid to a person (details supplied) under the bovine viral diarrhoea eradication scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10892/16]

Departmental Offices

Seán Canney

601. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of an Intreo centre in Tuam, County Galway, including when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9470/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Seán Canney

681. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if there is a procedure in place whereby nursing home residents who are part of the fair deal scheme can be taken out of the nursing home setting and nursed at home for a time; if the family is unable to cope, it can make a new application for fair deal; if in such a case, he will outline the applicable date in terms of transfers of property made in previous years; if there is any barrier to a person being taken out and a new application being made, should it be necessary to return the person to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/16]

GLAS Appeals

Seán Canney

961. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme including the number of appeals in the system, the average waiting time for a decision and when the current round of appeals will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/16]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Seán Canney

1041. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will conclude an appeal for a review of entitlements by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10120/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Seán Canney

1044. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a hardship grant to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10195/16]

Young Farmers Scheme

Seán Canney

23. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9197/16]

Young Farmers Scheme

Seán Canney

24. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9198/16]

Fire Stations Provision

Seán Canney

292. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for tendering for a new fire station in Tuam, County Galway; when construction will commence and when the fire station will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8948/16]

Departmental Funding

Seán Canney

71. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Foróige Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the benefits that accrue to students from involvement in the programme; her plans for funding the programme; if further funds can be made available so that further schools can become members of the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8529/16]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Seán Canney

408. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made, in terms of site acquisition for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when is it envisaged that this will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8415/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Seán Canney

694. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children born in the US who are Irish citizens face prohibitive costs by comparison with children born here in respect of accessing student grants and free fees; her plans to amend this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6704/16]

Occupational Injuries Benefit Payments

Seán Canney

19. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the occupational injury benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5451/16]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Seán Canney

446. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the transfer of a site to allow plans for a new school (details supplied) in County Galway to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4793/16]